Lorenzo Dalvit

Lorenzo Dalvit

visiting professor

Lorenzo Dalvit has a long experience in ICT4D and education. With more than 50 publications in the area, he is a professor at Rhodes University (South Africa), where he has significantly contributed to the Siyakhula Living Lab.

The project has the goal of sharing, consolidating, and improving current practices to build software products for emerging markets, taking into account different constraints, such as time-to-market, value for users, and maintainability. The project is implemented through the exchange of experiences (of the partners and of the SMEs collaborating with the partners), training of students on the methodological aspects, and experimentation.

The implementation of ICT projects in developmental contexts is a
growing phenomenon. It presents interesting social and technical
challenges.

Understanding of lessons learnt and best practices
under extreme conditions such as the ones found on the African
continent can provide valuable insights for ICT deployment in
developed countries.

At the same time, the experience in use cases
and technical know-how of developed countries can help regions
such as Sub-Saharan Africa in harnessing the full potential of ICT
for social and economic development.